Don carlos brownell



DON CARLOS BROWNELL.

BEDSTEAD AND ATTACHMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. I916.

Patented July 29, 1919.

' WITNESSES W THE COLUMBIA PLANnuuwu cu" WASHINGTON. n. c

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTGE.

DON CARLOS BROWNELL, OF SEWARD, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.

IBEDSTEAD AND ATTACHMENTS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DON CARLOS BROWNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seward, Territory of Alaska, have invented an Improved Bedstead and Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

The principal attachment is a clamp adapted to hold the bed-clothes and top mattress firmly to the spring mattress, such clamp being applied at the foot of the bedstead. The clamp facilitates straightening the bedclothes and prevents the same from being pulled off the feet of the occupant of the bed when asleep. Another attachment is a rack attached to the bed over which bed clothes may be hung to ventilate them when not in use. 7

' The invention is hereinafter described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a foot portion. of the bedstead with one of the corner posts shown in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a bedstead with bed-clothing applied and secured by the clamp applied to the hollow posts.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 2, the dotted lines indicating bedclothes thrown up over the rack.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bedclothes clamp and the rack separate from the bed posts.

The four posts 1 of the bedstead are hollow and open at the top, as shown in Fig. 1. These posts serve as sockets for the legs of the bed-clothes clamp and other attachments as described, and illustrated in the drawings.

The cross bar 2 to which the screen 3 of the mattress is attached is fastened between and connects the side rails 5 of the bedstead. The bar is located a short distance from the foot post, so that the vertical curve 6 of the clothes-clamp locates the jaw 7 directly over the bar 2 when the clamp is in place, as shown in Figs. 2 and 8. The spring bar thus acts as one jaw and the clamp rod 7 as the other aw, between which the bed-clothes and top mattress are clamped. The socket posts extend about six inches above the side rails 5 and spring bars 2. The post 1 is bored at 10, transversely, for the purpose of receiving the pin 11 which is attached to the post 1 by a chain or cord. Each leg 7 of the clothes-clamp has a series of holes for reception of the said pin 11 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 20, 1916.

Patented July 29, 1919.

Serial No. 92,390.

as shown in F 4. It is apparent the clamp may be applied to hold the clothes firmly in place as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which case the bar 7 is held pressed down on the clothes and mattress by the pin 10 properly adjusted in registering holes in the post 1 and the legs 7 The half circle bend (3 in the legs of the clamp may be closed by a pin 14 which passes through holes bored in the legs at right angles to the axis of the curve. The object of closing this space is to provide a bearing for the hinged portion of the clothes-supporting rack 15. The latter is formed of a hollow or solid rod bent to form the three sides 01? a square as shown in Fig. 4. The parallel portions of the rack are called legs, and at a foot from the end of each leg the latter is bent at a right angle in order to provide a shoulder serving as a hinge 01": the rack. The extremities 15 of the rack legs are bent spirally, and curve about the socket post 1 when the rack is raised to an upright position as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The legs 15 are curved in such manner that the bar portion of the rack extends slightly rearward when the rack is raised, as shown in F ig. 8, and in such case the extremities of the rack press against the rear side of the posts 1, as will be readily understood. The rack may be turned on its shoulders which rest on pins 14 and thus constitute hinges, and may be detached from the clothes-clamp by removing the pins 14. It will be seen that the outer end portion of the rack is parallel to the clamp jaw 7 at all times but may be raised from the bed to upright position. In other words, the rack 15 ordinarily lies on the bed when not in use, but when it is desired to use the bed the rack is raised and the clothes may be hung over it as shown in Fig. 3 for the purpose of airing or ventilating the clothes. The clamp 7 will in such case hold the foot of the clothes in place on the mattress.

I claim:

1. The combination with bedstead posts, of a vertically adjustable clothes-clamp, and a vertical clothes-supporting rack connected with said clamp and vertically adjustable therewith.

2. The combination with a bed-stead having hollow posts and clothes-clamp adapted thereto, of a clothes-supporting rack comprising a frame having curved legs adapted to engage the rear side of the posts and having a hinge connection With said chunp substantially as described.

8. The combination With a bed-stead hZIV- ing hollow posts and uv elothes-clzunp comprising a horizontal bar, legs adapted to enter the post socket and curved portions rigidly connecting the said bar and legs, of a clothes-rack liming curved legs adapted to engage the posts when the racks are in up right position, and movable pins spanning- Copies of this patent may be obtained for the curve of the clamp and supporting-the ruck 21,3 described.

All substantially as set forth above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings; and I herewith sign my name in the presence of the two subscribing Witnesses.

DON CARLOS BROVNELL.

Witnesses:

W. H. Coon, GEO. OLSON.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

